| Deposit ID | 10043909 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M231212 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | California Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Consolidated Virginia Claim Block |
| Geographic coordinates: | -119.64656, 39.31268 (WGS84) |
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Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Storey(county)
Nevada(state)
United States(country)
North America(continent)
Land(continent)
USGS map quadrangles
Virginia City(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)
Carson City(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)
Reno(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)
Hydrologic units (watersheds)
Middle Carson(hydrologic unit)
Carson(hydrologic accounting unit)
Central Lahontan(hydrologic subregion)
Great Basin(hydrologic region)
| Country | State | County |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Nevada | Storey |
| Meridian | Township | Range | Section | Fraction | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Diablo | 017N | 021E | 29 | Nevada |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Silver | Primary |
| Gold | Primary |
| Copper | Secondary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Tertiary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Galena | Ore |
| Pyrite | Ore |
| Sphalerite | Ore |
| Model code | 150 |
|---|---|
| USGS model code | 25c |
| Deposit model name | Epithermal vein, Comstock |
| Mark3 model number | 16 |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite | ||
| Rock unit name | Alta Andesite | ||
| Rock description | Alta Andesite | ||
| |||
| (1) | -119.64656, 39.31268 |
|---|
| Type of structure | Regional |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Regional Dip To West Or Northwest |
| Type of structure | Local |
| Structure description | Faults |
| General form | TABULAR |
|---|---|
| Length | 335.28M |
| Depth to top | 365.76M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Deposit size | Medium |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1859 |
| Year of first production | 1876 |
| District name | Comstock Lode |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M231212 |
STODDARD, CARL AND CARPENTER, J.A., MINERAL RESOURCES OF STOREY AND LYON COUNTIES NEVADA: NBMG BULL. 70.
BONHAN, H.F., 1969, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL DEPOSITS OF WASHOE AND STOREY COUNTIES, NEVADA. NBMG BULL. 70.
W.P.A. STATE WRITER'S PROJECT, 1940-41; INDIVIDUAL HISTORIES OF THE MINES OF THE COMSTOCK NEV. BUREAU OF MINES & GEOL OPEN FILE REPORT.
BONHAM, H.F., 1969.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | VEIN; THE "BIH BONANZA" |
| Deposit | THIS MINE MERGED WITH THE CONSOLIDATED VIRGINA IN THE EARLY 1900'S ITS SURFICIAL DEPOSITS WERE INSIGNIFICANT COMPARED TO THOSE FOUND IN DEEPER WORKINGS AND TERMED THE "BIG BONANZA". THIS LODE WAS DISCOVERED AT THE 1200-FT LEVEL ON THE CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA CLAIM. THE VEIN TRENDED NE FOR 600 FT, EXPLORED AT THE CONSOLIDATED VIRGINIA CLAIM. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-SEP-1980 | Flynn, Patricia Dodd | Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology |
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